We drink about 16,000 gallons of water in a lifetime.
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. Bronze is a more durable mixture of copper and tin.
An average bolt of lightning raises the air temperature along its way to about 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
Smiling is easier on the face than frowning. It takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 to frown.
Kurt Russell, with songs dubbed by Ronnie McDowell, played Elvis Presley in the TV movie “Elvis” (1979). The film was directed by John Carpenter.
Neutrinos are objects produced by the decay of certain subatomic particles. They have energy but little or no mass, and they travel almost at the speed of light.